Music Monday: 2014

By Leon Stevens on September 23, 2024

There is a radio show on CBC here in Canada that occasionally does a feature called SYNTH: Songs You Need To Hear.

Now, I can't say to someone, "You'll like this song" (or book for that matter) because I can't presume that others will share my taste in music (or books), so it is safer to say, "You might like this" and if they don't like it, so be it.

Maybe you will find a new favorite.

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2014

Happy spent 10 weeks at the top of the charts.

Who was second? This song had eight weeks:

What about Taylor, you ask? She was on top for nine weeks, but with two different songs, Shake it Off and Blank Space.

Third place goes to this song by Iggy (no, not Iggy Pop). Honestly, I always thought this was Gwen Stefani's song.

Okay, onto the good songs...

I previously stated that Paradise was my favorite Coldplay song. This one gives it a run.

Here is a catchy song even if you don't understand the words.

And a couple more to end off the year:

And that's a wrap for our musical journey that started in 1980. We're done for a while. Now I have to think of what to do next Monday.

-Leon

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Leon Stevens is a multi-genre author, composer, guitarist, songwriter, and an artist, with a Bachelor of Music and Education. He published his first book of poetry, Lines by Leon: Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020, followed by a book of original classical guitar compositions, Journeys, and a short story collection of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories. His newest publications are the novella trilogy, The View from Here, which is a continuation of one of his short stories, and a new collection of poetry titled, A Wonder of Words.

My new book page: http://books.linesbyleon.com/